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"Lifting Fog"
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Latest Additions to the Art
Posted in My Art on September 3, 2010| 4 Comments »
Fishing & Hiking
Posted in Fishing, Misc. Nature, Muskie Fishing, My Art on September 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
I am behind with yesterday’s muskie fishing event. I decided to place both onto one blog.
Frank Maus alias "Muskie"
Rosston Island
We entered the waters early with a fog and comfortable temperatures. These conditions didn’t last long. the fog quickly burned off and the day reached into the upper 80’s by the time we quit fishing. Several hours of surface casting yielded no luck. More time trolling proved to be the same. However, we had an enjoyable time in the boat continually laughing about the days of our lives while at work… and the people we had been involved with.
We quit around 1:00 in the afternoon as the heat began to scorch us.
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Acorns
While visiting with Kip, I gave him back one of the box call cases. A friend from West Virginia wanted a case with the eight custom box calls from Kip. However, he wanted me to paint a turkey to the box. Kip will have additional information lasered onto the box for this man. Kip is planning a bear hunt later this month to West Virginia and plans to hand deliver the case. 
You may visit Kip’s web-site. He will be adding more to this site in the future. The site is: http://www.ferociouscalls.com/
Pennsylvania Big Game Series
Posted in Misc. Nature, My Art, Wildlife on August 9, 2010| 4 Comments »
ASPEN GOLD- ELK
Last year on the first day of the Pennsylvania regular deer season I was setting in a pine forest enjoying all nature had to offer. I was doodling down any ideas that came to thought within my feeble mind. As I sketched a White Pine the idea to do a wildlife series emerged among the grey matter that many refer to as a brain. The early results from that day were a sketch of a white-tail buck with a white pine. The interesting concept was that this series was to each be painted with much white as a background. Normally, a painting would be completely covered with painted background.
DENNING TIME- BLACK BEAR
Also, I would choose a strong upright with each painting. The elk painting has an aspen for strength; the turkey art yields to a beech tree and the bear has an oak. I have another series painting in a preliminary phase featuring ring-necked pheasants. The upright on that painting is to be standing corn shocks.
BEECH-RIDGE (WILD TURKEYS)
The viewer may notice that the species depicted are either facing right or left. This was done intentionally so two paintings hanging on a wall would have the “critters” facing each other making for a pleasant balanced view. I have many ideas and beginnings if the series would become a desired art collection. For instance with the painting featuring the black bear another one could be painted depicting a mother bear and cubs in a summer scene. Of course, these bear would be facing right as a complement to the left-facing winter scene
AUTUMN GRANDEUR- WHITE-TAIL
I am hoping to find an art printer/ publisher interested with this concept capable of handling proper promotion and distribution of prints. Please, forward this blog information to anyone where interest may be found. I would appreciate any efforts.
Other series ideas include an upland game bird series; a furbearer series and actually an endless list of paintings could be possible! Any ideas and/ or comments would be appreciated.
Bode
Posted in My Art on August 2, 2010| 2 Comments »
I haven’t painted many paintings of pets. I don’t know why except the fact I don’t pursue the issue for interest. I painted a Rotweiler named Logan two years ago and a Lab last year, I believe. I recently completed a painting featuring an acquaintance’s pet dog named Bode. Briefly, she (Kathy) spotted this dog in the woods near her parents home. With time the two became inseparable. She doesn’t know the reason why the dog was there… abandonment most probable. Fliers were placed about with no one responding.
"BODE"
I met Bode once and he is quite friendly. Health issues plaque him. I am totally aware of health issues with a beloved pet. Suzie, my springer spaniel is 95% blind due to complications from diabetus. However, she is quite the happy little dog. I feel for Bode and Kathy.
The photo I tried to take hasn’t captured the true colors of the completed painting. I attempted approximately 10 to 12 photos with different outside lighting conditions. (The photo shown here was taken prior to adding additional colors to enhance the accuracy of Bode’s hair color.)
LATEST “BODE” PHOTO
The photo shown here is a true color of the above painting. I hope you enjoy the completed work.
"BODE" completed art
